Natural Elements Project...Snowman Enjoying Snow
by
Dorinda
6 Materials
2 Hours
Easy
I have been wanting to do this project for a while now, and when I saw this week's challenge of Natural Elements, I knew this was the perfect project for me to do.
I started off by finding this jewel of a piece of wood in a pile that my husband was going to use for firewood. At first I thought of cutting the bottom edge to make it even, but then decided against it. I took a cloth and brush and dusted off all the dirt that was on the wood.
Next thing I did was to gather some paints, brushes, and glue. I knew I wouldn't use all the paints I chose, but this saved me a trip back to my closet to look through the drawer of paints I have.
Not finding my paint pallet, I chose to use a paper plate. I put a couple napkins under the plate, as well as a coupe plate holders, just in case it leaked through. I also got a cup of water for my brushes.
I used the brown paint first, and made a tree trunk, then used evergreen paint to make some lines for branches.
I have a bag full of wood snowmen, snowflakes, etc, so found the snowman I wanted to use, as well as two small, and one big snowflake. I painted each of them white.
For the small detail on the snowman, I used a black and an orange Sharpie that had an ultra fine point on them.
I made the face and buttons with the Sharpies.
Next thing I did was to paint some snow on the tree. This was the first time I have painted a tree, much less painting snow on it, so forgive me if it isn't the best.
I then grabbed my Franklin Hide Glue, and put a little bit on the backs of the snowman and snowflakes, and glued them to the wood.
Here is my finished project. The tree could have been filled in a little better, but all and all, not too bad for my first time.
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adorable!!
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Thank you so much!
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So cute!! You could sell these at a craft show. 😊
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Thank you so much!
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I don't see a finished project. Am I missing a link somewhere. Everything looks so cute, so far, but if really like to see it done.